DUI stats 09-21-09

Media Release

During the week of September 15, 2009, through September 21, 2009, Big Island police arrested 23 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One was under the age of 21.

So far this year, there have been 978 DUI arrests compared with 997 during the same period last year, a decrease of 1.9 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

DUI Arrests by District

District

Weekly Total

Year to Date

Hāmākua

0

3

North Hilo

0

3

South Hilo

11

318

Puna

1

115

Ka’u

1

36

Kona

9

409

South Kohala

1

75

North Kohala

0

19

Island Total

23

978

There have been 1,129 major accidents so far this year compared with 1,291 during the same period last year, a decrease of 12.5 percent.

So far this year, there were 19 traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with 19 during the same period last year.